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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
2119
11931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
85
1661
8714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
356
2122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
250
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
6 Families width 1560 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies852SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies559SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies42SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies22SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies80SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
124
852
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
79
559
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
18
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMythicomyiidae
Melander, 1902
Micro Bee Flies, Microbombyliids
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
23
80
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asiloidea at artfakta.se
Asiloidea at dyntaxa.se
Asiloidea at marinespecies.org